Longevity: After Six Thousand Years, The Diary Was Exposed - Chapter 18 - Chapter 18 – Cultivation Is Boring; Balance Between Work and Play Is the Way!

Jade Pool Holy Land.

Deep within a secret realm.

Yuan Ruoyu stood on a lotus that shimmered like white jade, her face flushed with embarrassment and a hint of anger.

“We had only been apart for a few days, and already, he’s off to those places, trying out all the experiences…”

Hmph, the next time I see him, I’ll make him pay!

“Claiming that cultivation is dull and that one must balance work and rest, it’s simply ruining the integrity of the cultivation world!”

As Yuan Ruoyu spoke, she unconsciously looked down at her legs.

Beneath her skirt, a fair, slender calf peeked out. Her skin was smooth and white, and her delicate feet looked even softer, like refined jade.

As she gazed, her face turned even redder.

After a moment, Yuan Ruoyu finally collected her thoughts, sighed deeply, and a flash of sharpness flickered in her eyes.

“This latest diary entry… it revealed two key pieces of information: Central Region and the Holy Land.”

“Those people should have enough to suspect me now, right?”

The aura surrounding Yuan Ruoyu changed, and a powerful presence erupted, a chilling murderous intent permeating the air.

With a sudden flash, she landed at the center of the lotus.

Sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, the spiritual energy of the entire secret realm grew wild and turbulent.

Soon, it began to frantically converge around her.

———

Liyue Immortal Dynasty.

In the Empress’s private chambers.

At this moment, Ye Qingge was gripping a small leather doll in her hands, angrily exclaiming,

“Scoundrel! What’s so fun about that place? You can’t stop praising it?”

As she spoke, her fair fingers incessantly pinched the doll. She didn’t even spare the area between its legs.

“Hmph, reversing heaven and earth, huh? Flying in the air, is it?!”

“Let’s see if I don’t break you…”

———

Azure Region, Southern Province

Blood Spirit Sect.

Inside the once-greatest sect in Azure Region.

In a great hall, the sect leader, Yan Shan, had a dark expression, veins bulging on his forehead.

He was clearly in a state of extreme agitation.

Bang!

Yan Shan suddenly kicked a table in front of him, the immense force shattering it into countless pieces.

The fragments scattered down like a rain of debris, landing on the ground.

The other elders in the hall, including the Great Elder Lei Lie, did not dare to speak. They feared triggering his ire at this moment.

“Damn it!”

“Even a place like Drunken Spring Tower can get mentioned in the Emperor’s diary, and they’re still getting praised!”

Yan Shan’s face was dark with rage as he shouted, “Why didn’t the Immortal Emperor mention our Blood Spirit Sect even once in the diary?”

“A few kind words wouldn’t have hurt!”

Lei Lie forced a bitter smile and consoled him, “Sect Leader, calm down. After all, the Immortal Emperor isn’t from our Blood Spirit Sect. It’s normal that we weren’t mentioned in the diary.”

“Uh—”

Lei Lie paused and then suggested, “Since we’re not far from the Drunken Spring Tower, why don’t we book a private room tonight and go relax a bit?”

Yan Shan: “…”

After a moment of silence, Yan Shan finally smiled and said, “Alright, let’s all go together. After all, the Emperor said it himself: cultivation is dull; work and rest must be balanced!”

He said this with a hint of confusion in his eyes, as though reflecting on something.

After a moment, he returned his gaze and slowly said, “Could it be that we’ve been wrong all along with our harsh cultivation? That some proper relaxation would actually help us break through our realms?”

As soon as he said this, the elders of the Blood Spirit Sect all fell into deep thought.

Lei Lie hesitated for a moment and added, “After all, these words came directly from the Emperor; I think they hold a lot of weight.”

Once the conversation had opened up, another elder stepped forward and said, “Yes, I can relate deeply. Perhaps proper relaxation, just like the Emperor, is indeed the right approach.”

This elder’s name was Yuan Qing. He continued with an example:

“When I was young, I was obsessed with cultivation and often secluded myself. But later, I realized that prolonged solitary retreat had very limited benefits for improving my cultivation level!”

Yan Shan nodded.

“Elder Yuan is right. Once you reach the Nascent Soul stage and beyond, the benefits of seclusion diminish. What’s more important is the understanding of the natural laws.”

Yuan Qing grew excited and continued, “Exactly!”

“How can one improve their Dao if they’re just shutting themselves away? Instead, experiencing the mortal world can elevate one’s level!”

The Great Elder Lei Lie was moved by this and said solemnly, “If that’s the case, shouldn’t our Blood Spirit Sect make some changes?”

“Encourage our disciples to venture out more, spend time in the pleasure districts… cough, experience the various aspects of life to achieve a balance of work and rest?”

As soon as he said this, everyone in the hall turned to look at him, including Sect Leader Yan Shan.

In the end, the Great Elder’s proposal surprisingly gained unanimous support on the spot.

Not only from the Blood Spirit Sect.

At this moment, all the various sects in Azure Region were discussing one topic.

That is, should they encourage their disciples to find a balance between work and rest?

After all— If it had been a regular cultivator who proposed this, everyone would have just brushed it off. But the Immortal Emperor was no ordinary cultivator, was he?

No!

He was an unparalleled Emperor with power that surpassed all ages.

Since he himself said that cultivation is dull and that a balance of work and rest is the way to go, how could that be false?

In no time, a trend of visiting brothels was on the rise in the cultivation world…

However, there were still some sects that remained divided on the issue.

They were in a state of observation.

So this group of sects turned their attention to the Profound Azure Sect, eager to see how this sect, which had produced the Immortal Emperor, would respond.

Soon enough, they received astonishing news.

The entire Profound Azure Sect, including Sect Leader Yan Changkong and the various elders, almost all of the sect’s members… had recently been frequently visiting Yunxiao City and indulging in the Drunken Spring Tower.

There were even reports that the Profound Azure Sect had booked a premium private room long-term, using it for various reception banquets.

With this information, the other sects immediately stopped hesitating and also began to enjoy themselves.

As a result, in the following period, an extremely strange phenomenon emerged across Azure Province and even the entire cultivation world.

Regardless of whether they were sect members, prominent cultivation families, or independent cultivators, no one was cultivating anymore; they all flocked to pleasure houses.

Almost every pleasure house was packed with people, forming long lines…

Incidents of fighting over courtesans were not uncommon.

Moreover, all the major powers recognized the terrifying profits of running pleasure houses and began to get involved.

Across the land of the Nine Regions, pleasure houses sprouted up like bamboo shoots after the rain.

And the Drunken Spring Tower, being the establishment praised by the Emperor, had now become a benchmark in the cultivation world!

Prices had skyrocketed dozens of times over, yet the business remained extremely booming.

Especially the newly launched Emperor’s Package, which drove countless cultivators mad with desire.

Additionally, various legendary tales of the Immortal Emperor circulated among the courtesans of the Drunken Spring Tower.

“These stories, they’re all passed down from our courtesans, generation after generation, and they’re definitely true!”

“The courtesans at that time often said that the Immortal Emperor stood eight feet tall, and everything about him was also eight feet long!”

“He had a face like a jade crown, a figure as graceful as a jade tree swaying in the wind!”

“That’s right! He was also tall and strong, with unmatched speed and strength that made him unforgettable!”

“You have no idea! The Immortal Emperor was already without rivals back then, challenging the top ten courtesans in a single night without losing a bit of ground!”

“Really? He was that strong?”

“Of course! He was gentle, brave, considerate, and powerful… Even now, he remains a legend in our Drunken Spring Tower!”

“We just never expected that this person would turn out to be the famous Immortal Emperor, hiding so deeply!”

At this moment.

In the Tianji Pavilion.

An elderly man in a dark robe, with an otherworldly demeanor, stood at a high point, gazing at a pleasure house filled with people in the distance, sighing from time to time.

The old man’s expression was complicated as he murmured, “How did the atmosphere of my cultivation world change so drastically all of a sudden?”

He even felt a twinge of regret!

He wondered if his decision to insist on publishing the Emperor’s diary for all cultivators to share had been a mistake.

Now everyone had stopped cultivating, all running off to pleasure houses—wasn’t that a problem?

The more the old man thought about it, the more uneasy he became, muttering to himself: “What if more absurd things are revealed in the diary? Wouldn’t the entire atmosphere of the cultivation world be thrown off course?”

However, now he had no way to take back his regrets.

The Immortal Emperor’s diary had already been recorded through secret arts and entered the transmission array, under the witness of all the major forces.

Every ten days, four entries from the diary would be released.

Until the complete contents of the diary were fully exposed, there was no stopping it.

“Hmm, but Lin Feng’s words do hold some truth…”

The old man reconsidered, a glimmer of light appearing in his eyes, “I’ve been stuck at the late stage of the Mahayana Realm for tens of thousands of years without breaking through—could it be due to a lack of balance between work and rest?”

“Perhaps…”

The old man glanced again at the distant brothel, where beautiful women stood charmingly by the windows.

In a flash, the elder transformed into a young man in his twenties and solemnly declared:

“Tonight, I’ll revive my youthful vigor and find my true self once again!”